holiday entitlement

[ascint57]

My wife took a job at a small local shop to work 3 days a week, 9.00 to 5.30.

After 6 months she was given an ultimatum, that she had to work 5 days a week, 9.45 to 3.30. Same hours virtually, same pay which is minimum wage.

She isn't too pleased about it having left a job at a school with similar hours and more pay with paid school holidays, to be now in a position working for less money and holidays.

She has asked if her holiday entitlement has changed and I'd guess the delay in answering has to do with the owners checking their legal position.

Could anyone advise where I could look or ask to find what her position is?

[Bircho]

First stage would be to check her Contract of Employment. This will explain her holiday entitlement (which may be above the legal minimum entitlement).

Presuming she is hourly paid it is pro-rata to a FTE which at current time is 24 days including stats (28 from April 2009).

[ascint57]

Originally Posted by Bircho

First stage would be to check her Contract of Employment. This will explain her holiday entitlement (which may be above the legal minimum entitlement).

Presuming she is hourly paid it is pro-rata to a FTE which at current time is 24 days including stats (28 from April 2009).

Her contract of employment has changed, surely ?

Not thought of that.

She's now working 27.5 hours per week so approx 16 days including statutory, which as she works in a tourist area she normally works anyway

[Sidewinder]

There is quite a useful tool HERE which calculates the annual leave entitlement based on the number of days or the number of hours worked each week.

For the current year, this will take some working out as the hours worked has changed mid-way through the year, and it will also depend on the period in which the employer calculates the holiday year (ie January - December, May - April etc) but basically in the year April 2007 to the end of March 2008, employees have to have a minimum of 4.4 x the normal number of hours worked each week, rising to 4.8 x the number of hours worked in the year April 2008 to March 2009. In 2009/10 the multiplier will rise to 5.6 weeks holiday. As stated this can include Statutory Public Holidays where they are not worked under the terms of her contract.